New Port Terminal
IN PERU
A remote location, long rainy season and saturated soils
are just some of the challenges faced on the $43.7 million port
terminal project in the Nueva Reforma area of Peru
By Lisa Kopochinski
When completed, the new port terminal in the Nueva
Reforma area of Peru will benefit nearly 5 million
people in both the immediate and surrounding areas.
The $43.7-million privately funded infrastructure project will
also complete the Interoceanic Corridor of the North Amazon
(Corredor Vial Interoceánico Amazonas Norte) and will provide
greater communication between the Amazon and the Atlantic
Ocean through company IIRSA Norte to the Pacific Ocean at
Paita Port.
Divided into two phases, construction on the port began in
May 2014, with a projected completion date of December 31, 2016
for Phase 1.
INTERNATIONAL
“The project will benefit approximately 1.6 million residents
of the Loreto and San Martin regions and – indirectly – 3.2 million
residents of the Amazons, Piura and Lambayeque areas,”
said Omar Pareja, Latin America sales specialist with ICE® –
International Construction Equipment Inc., which provided pile
driving equipment for this massive project.
Two phases
The project’s scope of work consists of building a new port terminal
in Peru’s Nueva Reforma area located on the left bank of Huallaga
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